ANCIENT ROME
The classics travellers reach for first.
The top 10 small group tours for the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and Colosseum. What's actually included, which operator runs each, and what you pay at the booking page.
Skip the line at the Colosseum and Roman Forum on a small-group guided walk with Palatine Hill views, photo stops, and headset help.
“Our guide was great! She was very knowledgeable about Rome’s history and answered all of the questions we had along the way. Would recommend to others!”
See the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill in a small English tour with audio headsets, tickets included, and late-morning flexibility.
“Overall the tour was great, we saw what we wanted to see. Only reason for 3 stars was because our tour guide was hard to understand and got off topic often. He spoke really fast and his English was good but not great so he was hard to understand at times. And when he got…”
Small-group guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill, plus exclusive arena floor access via Gladiator’s Gate.
“Most incredible small group tour I have ever been on!! Angela was incredibly knowledgeable and very entertaining on our tour of the Colosseum in the rain. I highly recommend this tour and hope you enjoy it as much as I did!”
Small-group Colosseum tour with Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Pre-reserved entry, expert guide, headsets, 3 hours from 11:15.
“The tour guide was very knowledgeable! The meeting point was a coffee shop. (good coffee) They do provide you with a headset and it works well. You do have to stand in line with everyone else. No quick access. There is a lot of walking but there elevators for those who may NEED them when…”
Priority-entry Colosseum tour with an official guide plus Roman Forum and Palatine Hill in a 2.5-hour small group visit.
“Perfect visit of the Colosseum and Ancient city I really enjoyed this experience! The guide was super friendly and the group was small so it felt like we all got a lot of personal attention from the guide. The Colosseum was amazing and very interesting and the Roman forum/palatino was really impressive. The whole tour…”
Small-group tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with reserved entry, headsets, and a story-first guide route.
“My wife and I, both American, both 36, took this tour on 10-2-23. We had an excellent time with our guide, Marco. He spoke perfect English, and he was extremely knowledgeable about the entirety of Roman history, including the Colosseum. Everyone got headsets so you did not have to be right near him to hear…”
Small-group Rome tour with **Colosseum underground** and **Roman Forum** access, plus arena-floor views. Small group, fast skip-the-lines value.
“Katie was a gem! She made the experience come to life and really helped us understand the construction, timelines and historical significance of what we were experiencing. We were blessed to have her as our guide! Thank you!!”
Small-group guided visit to the Colosseum and Roman Forum, with flexible departures, skip-the-line help, and optional Palatine Hill time.
“We had a great afternoon with our guide Sonia. She knew so much about Colosseum and ancient history. Loved it.”
Skip-the-line guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill in English, with reserved entry and big ancient views.
“We had 40 minutes inside with Benjamin and he was great. Super funny and knowledgeable. Adnan, the tour operator helped us figure out the meeting point which was a little challenging but in all we had a great time.”
Small-group guided walk through the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with headsets and optional hotel pickup.
“Nicoletta was a great guide, sharing her passion of the Colosseum and Roman forum with us. She was full of amazing and interesting insights into the time period and was able to convey how life was lived during this era! Nicoletta also did a fantastic job handling an unfortunate and unforeseen medical situation during our…”
